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NHGRI’s Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE) works to champion a diverse genomics workforce, address health disparities and reach a more equitable and healthy society.
… NHGRI’s Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office develops and supports … and evaluate trainee outcomes and measures of success. Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report The report …
News Release
Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… tens of thousands of microbial species that live in or on human beings - the human microbiome - they would find … three research teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are gathering data at the most basic molecular … chosen as test beds - because of their wide impact and because they can serve as models of other …
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The Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series was formed to enhance opportunities for dialogue about how innovations in genomics research and technology can impact health disparities. Topics will range from basic science to translational research.
… playlist … Recorded Videos … Contact … The Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series was formed to enhance … institutes at the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute, National Heart, Lung and …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results show that generating a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.
… era in genomics research. … Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence … sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of …
Event
On March 5-6, 2019, the Genomic Medicine Working Group hosted the Genomics in Health and Wellness Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland.
… Employers’ perspective on preemptive genomic screening in employee wellness Moderators: Geoff Ginsburg (Duke University) and Robb Rowley (NHGRI) 9:05 - 9:15 a.m. Discussion … Healthcare employer experience: Challenges within employee health programs Jeff Thompson (Gundersen Health System) 11:40 …
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NHGRI workshop seeking scientific perspectives for relating genomic variation to human phenotype.
… 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration 8:30 - 8:40 a.m. Welcome and Introduction Eric Green 8:40 - 9:00 a.m. Statement of … Discovery and Interpretation of Variation Associated with Human Health and Disease Panel: Barbara Stranger Anshul Kundaje …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… care (e.g. for diagnostic or therapeutic decision-making) and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use. … and infectious disease. … The nation's investment in the Human Genome Project (HGP) was grounded in the expectation …
Staff
Dr. Ebony Madden is the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… Dr. Madden is the the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, … Diversity and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). From 2009-2022, she …
Media Advisory
The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… Advisory Representatives from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the … by the International Human Microbiome Consortium (IMHC) and the Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg, will take place …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) facilitates a global understanding of the relationship between human genetic variation and population differences in disease …